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Byron-Bergen beat Kendall 45-38 on Saturday in the Girls Basketball Class C1 quarterfinal.

Scoring for the Bees:

• Janessa Amesbury, 24 points
• Senfi Olivia, 7 points
• Riley Schallenberger, 6 points
• Natalie Prinzi, 6 points

Bees, the #2 seed, will face #3 seed Bloomfield at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Honeoye Falls/Lima.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

Notre Dame defeated Andover Whitesville 41-16 in a Class D quarterfinal game in Girls basketball on Saturday.

Sofia Falleti led the Irish with 10 points and eight rebounds. Also scoring was Emma Fitch with six points and four steals, PennyJo Thompson with six points and five rebounds and Gianna Falleti with four points and four steals.

“The whole team played an equal amount today and was able to contribute on both ends of the floor. I was so proud of all our girls' defensive efforts and how hard they played,” said Coach Vinny Falleti.

The win for the Irish sets up a finals match-up in Class D between arch-rivals Notre Dame, the #4 seed, and Elba, the undefeated #1 seed. That game will be at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday at Mount Morris.

Photos by Pete Welker.

Elba beat Avoca-Prattsburgh in the Section V Class D Girls Basketball quarterfinal on Saturday 71-56.

Scoring for Elba:

• Brea Smith, 19 points
• Mariah Ognibene, 14 points
• Sydney Reilly, 13 points
• Lydia Ross, 12 points
• Maddie Hall, 11 points

Photos by Debra Reilly.

Alexander beat Byron-Bergen on Friday in the Class C1 quarterfinal 83-50.

Scoring for the Trojans:

• Dylan Pohl, 18 points
• Kingston Woods, 18 points
• Jake Brooks, 13 points
• Austin Wakefield, 12 points

Alexander, the #2 seed in Class C1, plays #3 seed Gananda at 6 p.m. at Cal-Mum on Monday in the semifinal.

Photos by Melissa Brooks.

With 5.6 seconds left and the Blue Devils down by a point, 52-51, Ty Gioia sank a three-pointer to give the #4 seed Batavia a win in a Section V Class A quarterfinals game on Friday.

Batavia beat the #5 seed, Pittsford-Sutherland 54-52.

"I can take no credit for that last shot," said Coach Buddy Brasky. "I mean, Ty just stepped up, got the ball, and he's a kid who hasn't been getting a lot of playing time a sophomore, and Brady (Mazur) fouled out, and he stepped up and did it. So I can't take any credit for that. But you know what I was telling them, basically, is to follow our principles, follow our defensive principles, get stops, and we can win this game. We got some key stops down the stretch."

Scoring: 

• Gavin White, 15 points
• Justin Smith, 13 points
• Carter Mullin, 12 points
• Ty Gioia, 7 points

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Pembroke's season in Girls Basketball came to a close on Wednesday with a second-round loss in Section V Class C1 to Cuba-Rushford, 49-42.

Scoring for the Lady Dragons:

• Jayden Bridge, 16 points, 11 rebounds
• Addison Heidrick, 17 points

Photos by Kristin Smith. 

Oakfield-Alabama had little trouble overcoming Honeoye Falls/Lima in their sectional Class C2 first-round game on Wednesday.

The Hornets won 74-18.

Scoring:

• Alea Groff, 19 points
• Allison Harkness, 12 points, 5 rebounds
• Piper Hyde, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
• Allie Williams, 7 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals
• Jess Sosnowski, 5 points
• Raine Denny, 5 points,
• Alexa Clark, 4 points, 8 reb, 3 steals
• Aimee Demmer, 4 points, 3 rebounds
• Journey Ohlson, 4 points
• Emma Moeller, 3 points

"A nice way to start sectionals," said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "The girls got off to a great start and never looked back. All 13 players got involved and played well."

 The Hornets, the #5 seed, take on #4 Arkport-Canaseraga at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Canaseraga for the quarterfinal game.

Photos by Jordyn Tobolski.

Pavilion beat HAC in Girls Basketball in the Class C2 first-round sectional playoff game on Wednesday, 68-31.

Scoring for Pavilion:

• Ella Tillotson, 29 points
• Kylie Conway, 12 points
• Lexi Rogers, 4 points
• Emma Tillotson, 15 points
• Mia Gilkes, 6 points

Pavilion, the #8 seed, faces #1 seed Keshequa in the Class C2 quarterfinal on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Keshequa.

Photos by Kristin Smith. 

Sofia Falleti set a new school record for Notre Dame on Wednesday night, scoring 46 points against Hinsdale as the Lady Irish picked up a first-round sectional win 88-12.

She also had 11 rebounds.

Ali Haitz set the previous record in 2001 with 42 points in a game.'

 Shirley Thompson scored 14 points and had 11 steals. Gianna Falleti scored 8 points, and Harper Ferris, 8 points. 

Submitted photos.

Elba beat Hinsdale in Boys Basketball on Tuesday 58-31.

The Lancers, ranked #8, advance to the quarterfinals of Class D and will play #1 ranked Filmore on Friday at Filmore.

Scoring for Elba:

• Bing Zuber scored 19 points
• Ryan Marsceill, 17 points
• Nick Scott, 14 points.

Photos by Debra Reilly

Oakfield-Alabama beat Genesee Valley/Belfast 63-57 in the first round of the Class C2 Boys Basketball sectional at home on Tuesday.

The Hornets, ranked #6, advance to the quarterfinals, where they will face #3 ranked Notre Dame at Notre Dame at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Scoring for O-A:

• Avery Watterson, 30 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
• Gavin Armbrewster, 16 points, 3 steals
• Gabe Smith, 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists
• Carson Warner, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Photos by  Jordyn Tobolski

The Blue Devils, ranked #4 in Class A in Boys Basketball, picked up a first round sectional win at home on Tuesday, beating #12 ranked School of the Arts 51-45.

Scoring for Batavia:

• Gavin White, 25 points
• Isaac Varland, 10 points
• Brady Mazur, 5 points
• Casey Mazur, 5 points

Batavia faces #5 ranked Pittsford-Sutherland at home at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

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Byron-Bergen, the #10 seed in Boys Basketball Class C1, won its opening round sectional playoff game on Tuesday against #7 seed Cal-Mum 59-39.

The Bees will face #2 seed Alexander in Alexander at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Scoring:

• Andrea White, 14 points
• Cody Carlson, 13 points
• Cole DiQuattro, 11 points
• Noah Clare, 10 points.
• Craig DiQuattro, 9 points

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

Alexander beat Pembroke in Boys Basketball on Thursday 60-43.

The win pushed the Trojan's record to 16-4, and the program clinched its first Genesee Region title in Division I since 2019.  

The Trojans are the #2 seed heading into the Section V C1 tournament.

• Dylan Pohl, 30 points, 13 rebounds
• Austin Wakefield, 11 points, 5 assists
• Kingston Woods, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists 

For Pembroke:

• Jayden Bridge, 13 points
• Nolan Peterson, 8 points
• Caleb Felski, 8 points

Photos by Melissa Brooks.

Elba finished out its regular season in Girls Basketball on Wednesday with a 60-44 win over Lyndonville.

It was the 19th win for the Lancers. Elba is the only undefeated team in all classes of Girls Basketball in Section V.

Scoring:

• Sydney Reilly, 21 points
• Brea Smith, 16 points
• Mariah Ognibene, 13 points

Photos by Debra Reilly

Cal-Mum beat Oakfield-Alabama in Boys Basketball on Tuesday, 52-50.

The Hornets finish the regular season at 10-10.

Stats:

• Avery Watterson, 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Gavin Armbrewster, 15 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks
• Carson Warner, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Photos by  Jordyn Tobolski